A fundraising hero

People have the most wonderful ways of fundraising!

Continuing a family tradition, Stewart Cromar built a series of colourful toilet roll dolls. For a modern twist, he built the toilet roll dolls out of Lego pieces.

Stewart said: “For those unfamiliar with a toilet doll, these are traditionally crocheted or knitted figures that discreetly cover the spare toilet roll in your bathroom.

“Both my Grans (Peggy and Millie) used to raise money for their local churches by making kitsch toilet dolls, and I’m keen to continue this cherished family tradition in their honour.”

Stewart ran a raffle on justgiving.com for one of his colourful toilet dolls – the raffle was a great success, raising more than £1,281 for Sight Scotland!

It’s not the first time Stewart has raised funds with his creations, either. In 2021, the Lego fan raised funds by building a model of the University of Edinburgh Library.

Stewart, who is impacted by visual impairment himself, said he finds making Lego structures a great help to his physical and mental health.

Thank you Stewart! We are so grateful for your efforts.

More information

You can take on a fundraising challenge too! For ideas, you can visit sightscotland.org.uk/get-involved